Gutza wrote:
Hello,
I hope I'm posting this on the right list, don't know where else to
turn. We have a minor dispute on the Romanian Wikipedia and I'd like
to ask for your advice. The dispute refers to the naming of an article
(would prefer not to specify which article, but it's a sensitive topic
with people). Now, there are two spellings proposed for the article
name: the one widely accepted in Romania and another one which is
preferred by a Romanian minority.
Some people say that the article should be named the way the Romanian
majority spells it, others say it should be named as the minority
spells it, as to respect the rights of the minority, and most
importantly Wikiquette. The article topic itself is not per se
relevant to neither the minority nor the majority in particular. Of
course that in both cases a redirect will be made from the "other"
spelling to the main article, regardless of which will remain as the
main article and which remains as a redirect.
Is there an official standing on this issue? Have other people been
confronted similar disputes? How did you resolve them? Which of the
options above would you personally prefer if you were to decide?
Whatever spelling gets the most Google hits wins...
Magnus